It was early one morning, just about the break of day It was early one morning, just about the break of day Says, I thought I heard my sweet baby say "You can read a newspaper, you can't read a person's mind You can read a newspaper, you can't read a person's mind 'Cause when you think she's lovin' you, dropping you all the time" "Now, baby, you been tellin' me, just what's all you could do Now, baby, you been tellin' me, just what-all you could do Now, I b'lieve I'll go back to my old-time used-to-do" She's long, she's tall, shaped just like a willow tree She's long and she's tall, she's shaped just like a willow tree There's a reason I love her, 'cause she belongs to me Spoken: Yes, folks, she belongs to me